Tupperware

American  

[tuhp-er-wair] / ˈtʌp ərˌwɛər /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for plastic containers, used especially for food preparation and storage.

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Tupperware British  

/ ˈtʌpəweə /

noun

1. a range of plastic containers used for storing food

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Etymology

Origin of Tupperware

C20: Tupper , US manufacturing company + _ware ¹

Example Sentences

I pull out the Tupperware and her ears twitch, then her nose wiggles.

From Literature

I stomp into the kitchen, grab a granola bar and my Tupperware with the last of the roasted chicken thighs, fill my water bottle, and head into the garage for my bike.

From Literature

It arrives on your table like a relic from another life—hand-labeled Tupperware, chipped floral plates, backyard block parties—but somehow manages to feel both nostalgic and slightly scandalous.

From Salon

Then Tyler walks up, chewing, holding a Tupperware full of what I can only assume is his mom’s stew.

From Literature

Big food companies like General Mills and Conagra say economic pressures have more people cooking from scratch, and scraping their plates into Tupperware containers.

From The Wall Street Journal